Nova Southeastern University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Nova Southeastern University is a private research university in Fort Lauderdale, FL (suburb setting), with 7,219 undergraduates (72% women). It admitted 73% of 17,621 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1310 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,676 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $32,756 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, biological sciences, business. The campus reported 0.51 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Nova Southeastern University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,080
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Nova Southeastern University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Nova Southeastern University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sunshine State Conference | 29 | — | 2 | $679k | $23,418 | — | |
| Baseball | Sunshine State Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $838k | $23,281 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Sunshine State Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $85,626 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Sunshine State Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $954k | $73,409 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sunshine State Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Sunshine State Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Sunshine State Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $378k | $37,800 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Sunshine State Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $464k | $51,524 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Sunshine State Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Sunshine State Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $354k | $14,745 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Sunshine State Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $577k | $25,100 | — | |
| Softball | Sunshine State Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $613k | $34,082 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Sunshine State Conference | 19 | — | 2 | $480k | $25,263 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Sunshine State Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $525k | $19,456 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Sunshine State Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $417k | $46,303 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Sunshine State Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $183k | $6,322 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Sunshine State Conference | 57 | — | 1 | $251k | $4,403 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sunshine State Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $643k | $35,746 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.